tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post8957371135592246342..comments2015-03-31T14:38:33.571-04:00Comments on The TSA Blog: TSA Travel Tips Tuesday: Fireworks Don’t Fly (On Airplanes)TSA Blog Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857985227855654818noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-37653609894479511552013-07-08T16:47:31.568-04:002013-07-08T16:47:31.568-04:00To TSORon.......One more thing. I&#39;m 67 years o...To TSORon.......One more thing. I&#39;m 67 years old, I&#39;m not accustom to being yelled at, and I take it very &quot;personal&quot; when anyone and I mean anyone yells at me when it isn&#39;t warranted. I do my best to treat others as I would like to be treated. I don&#39;t indiscriminately yell at anyone and I certainly don&#39;t expect to be yelled at by anyone when it isn&#39;t justified Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-63004977743188976232013-07-08T10:49:41.888-04:002013-07-08T10:49:41.888-04:00To TSORon.....Obviously I understand the need for ...To TSORon.....Obviously I understand the need for one to raise one&#39;s voice when addressing a large group of people in a large, noisy, crowded area but the instances I am referring to involve a TSA employee addressing me and only me. The most recent example of this behavior occurred at ATL on 5 May of this year while being processed through lane 11. I was standing in the scanning machine beingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-73358576704069509732013-07-06T19:17:49.609-04:002013-07-06T19:17:49.609-04:00Sorry Anon, but in no way, shape, or form did I in...Sorry Anon, but in no way, shape, or form did I intimate that one should or must accept behavior that is unacceptable to them. In the case of TSO’s there is always an individual acting as supervisor for the checkpoint, one of their jobs is fielding complaints about the actions of behavior of their assigned employee’s. In fact TSA makes many venues available for someone like yourself to give TSORonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-14017021000598152552013-07-06T09:01:17.782-04:002013-07-06T09:01:17.782-04:00To TSORon.... You are correct, I was expressing my...To TSORon.... You are correct, I was expressing my opinion but I assure you I am most capable of recognizing rude, discourteous behavior when I see it no matter who is demonstrating that type behavior. Yelling at someone is at least rude and discourteous especially if it is coming from a public servant. Please don&#39;t try to tell me many TSA employees aren&#39;t rude and discourteous when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-46914133298889883932013-07-04T17:01:32.550-04:002013-07-04T17:01:32.550-04:00Any violation of my First Amendment Rights will be...Any violation of my First Amendment Rights will be reported to the DHS OIG.<br /><br />IOW, I&#39;ve made a screen shot.<br /> <br />July 1, 2013 at 7:42 AM<br /> _____________________<br /><br />And ? Is this the internet equivalent of &quot;I&#39;m gonna tell mommy!&quot;?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-67051460852263940442013-07-04T14:56:00.140-04:002013-07-04T14:56:00.140-04:00Anonymous said...
“To TSORon..Please address the l...Anonymous said...<br />“To TSORon..Please address the large number of TSA employees who think they are special and demonstrate extremely…”<br /><br />Easy Anon, you are expressing an opinion. While you are welcome to do so it does not mean that your opinion is an accurate representation of the facts. In most cases an individual’s opinion is an inaccurate representation of the facts, which is TSORonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-17103313286584813622013-07-02T00:58:29.201-04:002013-07-02T00:58:29.201-04:00TSORon said...
&quot;Interesting information. Sinc... TSORon said...<br />&quot;Interesting information. Since 2005 just 50 members of the TSA have been found to have broken the law...&quot;<br /><br />Are you intentionally misrepresenting the fact that this is just a sampling of arrests, not all arrests, which is stated very clearly in the comment? Or did you just not bother to read?Wintermutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03297439461009385779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-35111891701014288722013-07-01T15:03:43.664-04:002013-07-01T15:03:43.664-04:00TSORon said...
Interesting information. Since 2005...TSORon said...<br />Interesting information. Since 2005 just 50 members of the TSA have been found to have broken the law, of 55,600 or so. That means that just one member of every 1112 TSA employee’s has been shown to have broken a law or failed in their duties while screening (and only 2 of those in your account). Yet you also say that TSA training and hiring practices make our nation “more RBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613254389505887514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-56046987258615900192013-07-01T13:00:15.457-04:002013-07-01T13:00:15.457-04:00Anonymous said...
&quot;I have a blue plexiglass ...Anonymous said...<br /><br />&quot;I have a blue plexiglass cane with a silver handle that vaguely looks like a light saber from Star Wars. Can I bring it onto the plane or will it be confiscated as a weapon?&quot;<br /><br />According to the TSA app a light saber is safe for carry-on or checked bag. As always the reality of your screening experience may differ dramatically from the official TSA @SkyWayManAznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-21786490479338980192013-07-01T08:39:38.436-04:002013-07-01T08:39:38.436-04:00To TSORon..Please address the large number of TSA ...To TSORon..Please address the large number of TSA employees who think they are special and demonstrate extremely rude, discourteous behavior toward the traveling public. I have been yelled at and treated like an animal more times than I can count. It appears to me that many TSA employees are of the opinion that they are better than the average person and don&#39;t need to show any respect when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-52375826382458641822013-07-01T07:42:03.426-04:002013-07-01T07:42:03.426-04:00I guess TSORon must have missed the recent article...I guess TSORon must have missed the recent article about the mess the company that does background searches on government employees, including TSA, has left in its wake.<br /><br />&quot;Federal investigators have told lawmakers they have evidence that USIS, the contractor that screened Edward Snowden for his top-secret clearance, repeatedly misled the government about the thoroughness of its Susan Richartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-42952880464320356142013-06-29T19:38:24.818-04:002013-06-29T19:38:24.818-04:00TSOron, you are either being disingenuous, or can&...TSOron, you are either being disingenuous, or can&#39;t read.<br /><br />The list of 50 TSA agents arrested was an example, not the entire list. it even says so in the report itself, <b>&quot;This report does not highlight every arrest that has been made.</b><br /><br />The total amount of agents arrested is unknown, since the TSA won&#39;t release that information. However, given that JFK Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-54705906119669030162013-06-29T13:06:35.733-04:002013-06-29T13:06:35.733-04:00Hey Ron,
How many of these general public crimina...Hey Ron,<br /><br />How many of these general public criminals have regular, unfettered &quot;gov&#39;t approved&quot; access to our wallets, purses, cash, jewelry, luggage, electronics, etc. out of our sight (in the case of checked luggage) or surrounded by potential accomplices (in the case of checkpoints) with the &quot;power&quot; to threaten and assault people who protest?<br /><br />None? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-44068842968126792762013-06-28T16:00:03.223-04:002013-06-28T16:00:03.223-04:00I have a blue plexiglass cane with a silver handle...I have a blue plexiglass cane with a silver handle that vaguely looks like a light saber from Star Wars. Can I bring it onto the plane or will it be confiscated as a weapon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-50097426495873186642013-06-28T14:52:37.231-04:002013-06-28T14:52:37.231-04:00Interesting information. Since 2005 just 50 membe...Interesting information. Since 2005 just 50 members of the TSA have been found to have broken the law, of 55,600 or so. That means that just one member of every 1112 TSA employee’s has been shown to have broken a law or failed in their duties while screening (and only 2 of those in your account). Yet you also say that TSA training and hiring practices make our nation “more susceptible to a TSORonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-75458790702514833862013-06-27T13:18:48.215-04:002013-06-27T13:18:48.215-04:00“Not on my watch”: 50 Failures of TSA’s Transporta...<br /><a href="http://blackburn.house.gov/uploadedfiles/blackburn_tso_report.pdf" rel="nofollow">“Not on my watch”: 50 Failures of TSA’s Transportation Security Officers</a> <br /><br />PDF Warning<br /><br />A report from Congress regarding TSA. Now surely this cannot be off topic since it is from the United States Congress, those folks that have oversight of TSA and deals specifically with TSAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-70336957557683396602013-06-26T18:20:26.366-04:002013-06-26T18:20:26.366-04:00OK. I get why can´t fly with fireworks. It makes ...OK. I get why can´t fly with fireworks. It makes sense. But now please explain to me why I can´t fly with shampoo or toothpaste. It makes no sense to limit innocent objects because of their state of matter. Meanwhile, if I disguise TNT as a chocolate bar, I can easily get it on a plane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-79903255123563829852013-06-26T10:45:02.923-04:002013-06-26T10:45:02.923-04:00This is important. Unlike so many other things th...This is important. Unlike so many other things that the TSA searches for, fireworks do represent a threat to an aircraft. What&#39;s most important to remember is that if you bring fireworks to a checkpoint, there is a 70% chance that the TSA clerks won&#39;t notice, and your fireworks will get on a plane and might start a fire.Mike Torenonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-47539077686319198032013-06-26T09:15:06.594-04:002013-06-26T09:15:06.594-04:00Good to know- Thank you!Good to know- Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-32340535248508012722013-06-25T19:54:05.937-04:002013-06-25T19:54:05.937-04:00Nice job on this blog. Hard to believe you are st...Nice job on this blog. Hard to believe you are still finding the items that you do.Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08643423742230483044noreply@blogger.com